Geography | |
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Location | Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 40°58′50″S 173°03′33″E / 40.98056°S 173.05917°E |
Adjacent to | Tasman Bay |
Total islands | 1 |
Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Width | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
Highest elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
Administration | |
Department of Conservation | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Motuareronui / Adele Island is a small island off the coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is contained within Abel Tasman National Park.[1] The navigator and botanist Jules Dumont d'Urville charted the island in 1827.[2]
In the 1850s, the island and nearby Fisherman Island were purchased by a Nelson customs collector, but were later confiscated by the government due to misuse of funds. Both islands became scenic reserves in 1895.[3]
These islands shelter the waterway known as the Astrolabe Roadstead from Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, making it popular with kayakers and boaties.